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Astraptes Hübner 1819

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Eudaminae

Characteristics

A large neotropical genus of big, showy skippers. The genus has been the subject of some controversy lately due to the apparent discovery of hidden diversity ("ten species in one") based upon DNA barcodes of Astraptes fulgerator from Guanacaste, Costa Rica (Hebert et al. 2004; Brower 2006). At this time, the nine other "species" remain formally undescribed.

Other Names for Astraptes Hübner 1819

References

Brower AVZ. 2006. Problems with DNA barcodes for species delimitation: “ten species” of Astraptes fulgerator reassessed (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Systematics and Biodiversity 4: 127-132.

Hebert PDN, Penton EH, Burns JM, Janzen DH, and Hallwachs W. 2004. Ten species in one: DNA barcoding reveals cryptic species in the neotropical skipper butterfly Astraptes fulgerator. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 101: 14812-14817.

Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

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Scientific Name Astraptes anaphus
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Yellow-tipped Flasher (Astraptes anaphus) ventral
Source Collection Flickr
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Copyright © 2008 Anne Toal
Scientific Name Astraptes brevicauda
Location Domatila Lodge, Nicaragua
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Kim Garwood
Life Cycle Stage adult
Source Short-tailed Flasher
Source Collection Neotropical Butterflies
Copyright © 2003 Kim Garwood
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Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2009. Astraptes Hübner 1819. Version 14 June 2009 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Astraptes/95276/2009.06.14 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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